He described the ordeal in which he slept on the jail floor as ‘hell’.

He said: ‘I was just shocked at first when I was arrested. I was in jail for 11 days that was hell, had to sleep on the floor, just one drink a day and one meal a day. Conditions were hell.

‘You sleep on the floor and the jail was so dirty. No shower for 11 days or a shave.’

The 6ft 6in, 20-stone former van driver said: ‘I was not given much food just ugali (a dish of maize flour cooked with water to a porridge). I lost about two stone in 11 days.’

He also said he was only allowed to use the phone once to call his family.

He said of the accusation: ‘It felt bad when she was my world, my life, my everything.’

He also said when he met her he ‘knew it was love’.

He added: ‘I was so happy when I saw her at the airport. As soon as I saw her I knew she loved me.

‘She was a very kind and caring young lady.’

Divisional criminal investigation officer for Gigiri, Nairobi, police senior superintendent Daniel Kandie said: ‘The matter will be further investigated by the court with an inquest.

‘He has been released by the court pending the inquest. He has been released without charges. For now he is free pending the outcome of the inquest.’

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